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I am a partner in the Litigation Practice Group of the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Birmingham, Alabama. Our firm has approximately 600 attorneys in eleven offices spanning from Texas to Washington, DC.I handle a wide variety of complex civil litigation matters arising out of a number of industries. Much of my current practice involves the defense of product liability and toxic tort claims against businesses that design and make things or operate industrial facilities. I manage product liability litigation for a Fortune 300 manufacturer throughout the Southeast and for a foreign-based, global market leader manufacturer throughout the United States. I am a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, and am Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated.In my product liability practice, I have defended the design and manufacture of all manner of products. Examples include medical devices such as hip and knee replacement devices, cosmetic facial implants, and femoral plates; mineral spirits; electronic vaping devices; clothes dryers; respirators; tires; and smoke detectors. I counsel manufacturers regarding applicable regulations and advise them on product warranties, warnings, instructions, packaging, and similar materials. I have managed and resolved disputes at all stages, from pre-suit through appeal. For matters that cannot be disposed of at an early stage, I have significant experience in working with and challenging expert witnesses and in formulating and executing e-discovery plans. Outside of the product liability arena, I have represented businesses in commercial litigation in disputes in a wide range of areas, from intellectual property to financial fraud, and from disputes over software programs and mobile apps to real estate litigation. Other representative matters include the defense of a coal plant operator in a long-running series of class action and mass action lawsuits brought by different groups of nearby property owners, as well as the representation of national manufacturers in arbitrated disputes with their regional distributors. I have tried cases to verdict in court and arbitrated matters to decision before panels of both the American Arbitration Association and JAMS. In the community, I have served for many years in leadership roles for Childcare Resources, a Central Alabama United Way affiliate, including as chair of that agency’s Board of Directors in 2021.

Listed skills include Civil Litigation, Litigation, Class Actions, Product Liability, and 11 others.